What makes this news even more saddening is that it was just five days ago that Punk won the AEW World Championship in a brutal match against Hangman Page at Double Or Nothing.
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In what was a heartbreaking announcement, AEW World Champion CM Punk revealed that he has an injury which will require surgery. Punk appeared live on Rampage when he revealed the news to fans inside the arena and watching around the world.
A very emotional Punk said, “When I got here earlier today, I pulled up to the arena and every bone in my body was screaming at me to turn around and go home and go hug my wife and Larry (my dog). And when I say every bone in my body, I mean even the broken ones. But my brain told me to stay, and my gut told me that everybody here live deserved an explanation, so here I am. Since I stepped foot here in All Elite Wrestling, I told you I would give you my all till the wheels fell off. I got good news and bad news. Which one do you want first?”
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“So, here’s the bad news, I’m injured and need surgery. A couple of things are broken. The biggest one is my heart because I love nothing more than to perform for all of you, and I wanted to go on one hell of a run. That’s the bad news. The good news is, I can still do all that. I told you I was going to go till the wheels fall off, and the wheels are still there, they haven’t fallen off. It’s just that one of them happens to be broken. I’ve come back from worse, I’ve felt better than I feel today, but I’m also here to tell you that I’ve felt a hell of a lot worse.”
What makes this news even more saddening is that it was just five days ago that Punk won the AEW World Championship in a brutal match against Hangman Page at the Double Or Nothing pay-per-view. AEW later announced that an interim AEW World Champion will be crowned. Although CM Punk didn’t specify the nature of the injury, he had a noticeable limp during an off-camera segment with MJF earlier this week on Dynamite. Naturally, Twitter was abuzz with reactions from fans. We picked out some of the best.
Your #AEW World Champion @CMPunk addresses the crowd here at #AEWRampage LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/Ukza79Pm8j
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 4, 2022
I am honestly saddened by this news, more so for CM PUNK. Mainly because as a person who has attended all his post media scrums, he’s been nothing but thankful and emotional over his return to wrestling. Not just his return but re-falling in love with wrestling. #AEWRampage
— Denise ‘Hollywood It Girl’ Salcedo (@_denisesalcedo) June 4, 2022
Make no mistake….. @CMPunk is tough as nails. See ya soon. #AEWRampage pic.twitter.com/LEiYKZz2i6
— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) June 4, 2022
CM Punk says he’s injured and needs surgery. He’s not retiring, he says that he’s going to go until the wheels fall off and he’s going to put the wheel back on and keep going.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 4, 2022
Bro CM Punk got his first world title in almost 10 years and had to relinquish it less than a week later… Man ??♂️??♂️ #AEWRampage pic.twitter.com/v3zIlwsTXY
— Public Enemies Podcast (@TheEnemiesPE3) June 4, 2022
I’d much rather CM Punk get healthy and come back 100% than retire. so, ?? he just needs to heal up and come back to us. ?
INJURIES FUCKING SUCK! ?
— Melissa (@melissax1125) June 4, 2022
Sending positive thoughts to CM Punk. Genuinely horrible news.
Think we all forget the human side of wrestling sometimes. Injuries are hard regardless when they happen, probably a little more when you become champ.
Here’s to another awesome comeback ?.
— Simon Miller (@SimonMiller316) June 4, 2022
CMFTR
We’ll hold it down until you come back.
Til the wheels fall off.
❌❌? pic.twitter.com/NhBL7SQPfv
— Uncle Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) June 4, 2022
Interim AEW champion MJF vs AEW champion CM Punk
It writes itself ?
— Pav (@WrestlinGifs) June 4, 2022
“The get back is gonna be bigger than the setback.”
CM Punk is injured and will need surgery.
Get well soon, Punk ?
(via @AEW) pic.twitter.com/RKiz4ldOr9
— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) June 4, 2022
